126
126
Feb 25, 2013
02/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 126
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: pope benedict delivered his final blessing to tens of thousands from his apartment overlooking saint peters square. between rounds of applause and emotional prayers -- >> i had some tears from my eyes. >> reporter: the holy father said he is not abandoning the church. he is retiring to spend his final years in prayer. the 85-year-old is stepping down on thursday. the first pope to do so in 600 years. >> you can feel it is something special among the people here. >> reporter: cardinals from around the world are arriving in rome to elect the next pope. what is normally a delicate transition has been interrupted by morale tkpwaeugs of scandal. >> italian media is reporting that the pope decided to resign after learning that a secret room of gay priests were being blackmailed. >> reporter: closed door vatican discussions about the allegations. the church calls the report false. >> it is focused on scandals in the church. again some, have been very, very real. nobody is denying them. the focus only goes to that we are deflected to what the church is supposed to be. >> reporter: the
. >> reporter: pope benedict delivered his final blessing to tens of thousands from his apartment overlooking saint peters square. between rounds of applause and emotional prayers -- >> i had some tears from my eyes. >> reporter: the holy father said he is not abandoning the church. he is retiring to spend his final years in prayer. the 85-year-old is stepping down on thursday. the first pope to do so in 600 years. >> you can feel it is something special among the people...
579
579
Feb 25, 2013
02/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 579
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> pope benedict steps down on thursday. yesterday he gave his final sunday blessing and defended his decision to retire. this morning the pope changed the conclave rules allowing the cardinals to hold the conclave earlier than normal. and there is news surrounding one of the cardinals who was set to help pick benedict's successor. alan pizzey is in have the can city. >> reporter: more troubles for the vatican and the conclave. cardinal keith o'brien of scotland announced he was resigning and would not take part in the conclave to announce benedict's successor. he was accused of what's called inappropriate contact with four young priests some 30 years ago. the cardinal denies the allegations but said he was not taking part in the conclave so as not to detract from the major issue of choosing pope benedict's successor. that brings the number of voting cardinals down to 115. benedict told the faithful who came to his last sunday blessing that he was not abandoning the church but doing what was best to serve it. in his words, i
. >>> pope benedict steps down on thursday. yesterday he gave his final sunday blessing and defended his decision to retire. this morning the pope changed the conclave rules allowing the cardinals to hold the conclave earlier than normal. and there is news surrounding one of the cardinals who was set to help pick benedict's successor. alan pizzey is in have the can city. >> reporter: more troubles for the vatican and the conclave. cardinal keith o'brien of scotland announced he...
142
142
Feb 25, 2013
02/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 142
favorite 0
quote 0
come." 3, 2, 1... [ giggling ] >>> an estimated >>> an estimated 100,000 people turned out for pope benedict's final sunday blessing. he spoke to the crowd from his apartment overlooking st. peter's square, and he said he's retiring to spend his final years in prayer. the 85-year-old pontiff has one more public appearance on wednesday. and then on thursday he steps down. >>> in cuba, the rule of the castro brothers, which began in 1959, now has an end date. raul castro says he will step down as president in 2018. the 81-year-old said someday this will be his final five-year term. he also said he hopes to establish term limits and age caps for political office. miguel diaz canal was named his vice president and will most likely replace castro when he retires. >>> and the older brother of olympic star oscar pistorius is now facing his own homicide charges. carl pistorius facing a 2008 road accident where a woman was killed. the charges were dropped and reinstated. his brother oscar was released on bail friday. he's accused of killing his girlfriend on valentine's day. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch,
come." 3, 2, 1... [ giggling ] >>> an estimated >>> an estimated 100,000 people turned out for pope benedict's final sunday blessing. he spoke to the crowd from his apartment overlooking st. peter's square, and he said he's retiring to spend his final years in prayer. the 85-year-old pontiff has one more public appearance on wednesday. and then on thursday he steps down. >>> in cuba, the rule of the castro brothers, which began in 1959, now has an end date. raul...
93
93
Feb 25, 2013
02/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 93
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> pope benedict has now given his final sunday address to multitudes of catholics. the 85-year-old pope addressed tens of thousands from his apartment overlooking st. peter's square. he plans to pen is his final years in prayer. he steps down on thursday, the first pope to do so in 600 years. >>> afghanistan president hamid karzai ordered u.s. special forces out of wardak an important province in the eastern part of his country. yesterday's order stems from allegations that afghans working with u.s. troops have been abusing afghan citizens. so far, nato has found no evidence of misconduct by american special forces. >>> she didn't finish first but danica patrick earns her respect at the daytona. also ahead -- >> "argo" surprises and wins best picture. i'm edward lawrence in los angeles. i'll have the highlights from thes who scars coming up. >> from the best to the worst, the blockbuster that swept the razzies with seven awards. at embassy suites, you get more delicious moreness every morning with a free breakfast made just the way you like it. with a breakfast like
. >>> pope benedict has now given his final sunday address to multitudes of catholics. the 85-year-old pope addressed tens of thousands from his apartment overlooking st. peter's square. he plans to pen is his final years in prayer. he steps down on thursday, the first pope to do so in 600 years. >>> afghanistan president hamid karzai ordered u.s. special forces out of wardak an important province in the eastern part of his country. yesterday's order stems from allegations...
108
108
Feb 25, 2013
02/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 108
favorite 0
quote 0
today pope benedict issued a change in the rules to get around the usual 15-day delay. >>> east bay authorities are telling their version of why mc hammer was arrested. the alameda county sheriff says the car hammer was in had expired tags and belonged to another person. hammer reportedly reacted angrily to a request for proof of ownership and refused to step out of the car. he was arrested thursday in dublin for obstructing a police officer. hammer says he was racially profiled. >>> plenty of new tips about investigators about the prime minister suspect in the las vegas strip shooting. police are looking for 26-year- old ammar harris. they say he shot and killed aspiring rapper kenneth cherry who was an oakland native. ever since harris was identified as the prime suspect, tips have been pouring in. police found his range rover over the weekend. >>> a man who managed to fight off an armed robber helped palo alto police come up with a sketch of that suspect. here's the drawing of the man wanted for trying to rob the victim at a downtown parking garage on friday night. the victim says the armed
today pope benedict issued a change in the rules to get around the usual 15-day delay. >>> east bay authorities are telling their version of why mc hammer was arrested. the alameda county sheriff says the car hammer was in had expired tags and belonged to another person. hammer reportedly reacted angrily to a request for proof of ownership and refused to step out of the car. he was arrested thursday in dublin for obstructing a police officer. hammer says he was racially profiled....